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    ADAM cues in U.S.

    Thank you. Since I'm probably not in the market, I'll pass this along. https://shopgoodwill.com/item/194169970
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    ADAM cues in U.S.

    Is this an Adam logo?
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    Moving a Valley Bar Table

    I bought a Great American, which is pretty much a clone of the Valley. Three fairly large guys delivered and set it up. As was said earlier, the slate comes out easily after removing the rails, and with the legs off, that big box is a lot more manageable. They had to carry everything down 8...
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    Who owns or has a lead on an early valley 6 footer?

    We have a couple of locations in our APA area that use valley 6 foot tables. They look more like the modern ones though, not at all like the picture you posted. Ball returns are at the ends, cue and object balls on opposite sides. They're tough because of how often you get clusters, and have...
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    Revisit TSA Carry On

    My job sent me to India back in the 2005 timeframe. In the US at that time, all the 9/11 restrictions were still very much upheld and enforced. At the airports in India, I saw signs that specified exactly how long the blade of a knife could be for it to not be challenged by whatever flight...
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    Cue rack with gun sights

    Having been to more than a few ranges throughout the years, and seeing the targets from others shooting, I'm not so sure that gun sights would deliver anything that could be labeled as reproducible.
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    Congrats to Mr.Mike Howerton

    Congrats Mike, and thanks for making this site the place it is!
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    I picked up some hardware in Vegas!

    Very nice, congratulations!
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    APA rule check and a warning

    In my relatively few years of playing APA, I have watched two instances where non-marking of a pocket was called and the non-marker claimed that game, and in one instance, match. One was a team member that got into a hill-hill battle against a guy from another team known for being nit-picky...
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    Funny pic/gif thread...

    She's so ugly that when she was a kid, they fed her with a slingshot.
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    Best Billiard Balls

    That was my intention.
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    Best Billiard Balls

    Been playing with my Bronze set for a while now, and almost hate to admit it, but the Czar was right. If you are in the market for a new set, these are an incredible deal.
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    Funny pic/gif thread...

    The things you learn here on the Funny Pics thread! And for some strange reason, I believe this will be useful information for me one day. Thanks Chili!
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    Funny pic/gif thread...

    Had a buddy that was lead singer for a rock cover band, and then a country western band. Hugely popular in the region, and they opened for the top acts at a big motorcycle rally every year. Opened for Blue Oyster Cult, Georgia Satellites, Buckcherry, and Dee Snyder among others. They'd all...
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    Super Touchy Subject Men vs.Women in Pool

    Interesting discussion. I remember reading about how the US National Women's Soccer Team played a club-level Wrexham men's team, and lost 12-0. Apparently that was not a regulation game on a normal field, using standard times, and not all the US Women played, but it was 12-0. That is often...
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    Super Bowl commercial, Tim Birdie 7 time pool champion

    I liked the Kawasaki commercial with everyone getting mullets. Also liked Christopher Walken's commercial with everyone doing impersonations of him.
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    Largest Pool Halls in the USA?

    My job sends me to our location in Shreveport occasionally. I was there in 2018, and again in 2020 during Covid. There was a place called Side Pockets that had a room full of bar boxes, easily over 30 of them. They had a couple 9 footers that seemed to be one pocket games whenever I was there...
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    What are your favourite mental tips & tricks for competitive play?

    One thing that works for me, and I got it from reading posts like this on this site, is to take an extra 4-5 seconds just looking at my shot before stroking. This works especially well for the longer, straight in shots. What I mean specifically, is to go through all of the normal pre-shot...
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    Conflict Over Concession of Game

    When I'm playing and it's a friend or another player I know at about my level or above, I'll sometimes concede when we're both down to that last ball and I miss it, leaving an easy shot. In that case I'll just pick it up and go start racking for the next game. For me, that is a way of putting...
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    Conflict Over Concession of Game

    We have a guy in our league that says "good game" after every turn at the table. He says it after lagging, after racking, and you'll probably hear it at least 20 times in the process of your match. It isn't a concession, just his little quirk, and he's always done it for as long as I've known...
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